Need to know
What is Imperialism?
The policy in which stronger nations extend their economic, political or military control over weaker territories
What did the league of nations do?
tried to prevent war by discussing differences without having to go to war.
When was the Spanish American War?
1898
Who organized the revolution in 1895?
Jose Marti
What is open door policy?
No single nation would have a monopoly on trade with any part of China.
How many new nations did the treaty of Versailles establish?
Nine
When did world war one start?
1913
What president was involved with the big stick policy?
Theodore Roosevelt
What did Germany do that caused the US to join ww1?
They attacked our ships
What was the difference between the Espionage act and the sedition act?
The Espionage Act made speaking or writing badly about the government a crime, and the Sedition Act imposed harsh punishment for anything that was against the government.
What were the two sides of WW1?
Allies and central powers.
Who killed the Archduke of Austro-Hungarian empire, Francis and Ferdinand, and his wife sophie?
Gavrill Princip
Allied powers
France, Britain, and Russia. the US joins in 1917
How did the US gain the Panama canal?
Britten and United states shared the right. But in the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty of 1901, Britain gave the US exclusive rights to the canal
What year did the USS Maine explode?
1898
Which president was associated with the dollar diplomacy?
William H. Taft
central powers
Germany, Austria Hungary and Italy
What is the significance of the boxer rebellion?
Chinese citizens didn't want foreigners to come to their country to trade, but the government was OK with is and they had to stop the people from killing more foreigners.
How long did the Spanish American War last?
15 weeks
Who led the first US troops to France?
John J Pershing.